“The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts wants to give some kind of funding to filmmakers to help them in their work,” he said, while giving an overview of the plans to mark the Ghana Movie Week celebration.

Ola Michael in his interaction, added that, as part of the Movie Week celebration, the Minister of Tourism, Catherine Afeku, will also educate participants on plans the ministry is putting in place to support the film industry.

On his part, the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Bafuor, is to take them through how workers of the industry can benefit from pension plans, insurance and better salary structure.

The Ghana Movie Week celebration has been slated for June 23rd -29th, 2018 throughout the country to award Ghanaian filmmakers.

Check out some of the trending news in Ghana in YEN.com.gh's video below:

Subscribe to watch new videos

Yen.com.gh is building a platform where Ghanaians can share local news and own experiences with each other. Witnessing an incident? Want to tell about a local problem? Know someone who is extremely talented and needs recognition? Your stories and photos are always welcome. Message us on Facebook or Instagram